Datapoint Eskimo Pidgin/Expression of pronominal subjects

Subject pronouns tend to be sentence-final whereas subject NPs tend to be sentence-initial. Sentence-initial subject pronouns are probably emphatic.Furthermore, subject (pronouns) can also be omitted.

Values

Subject pronouns in different position

Example 76-4:
tuktu mȗkki ila
tuktu
caribou
mȗkki
dead
ila
he
He killed (some) caribou.

Source: Stefánsson 1909: 228

Example 76-45:
kwak kaukau
kwak
frozen
kaukau
eat
He eats frozen food.

Source: Stefánsson 1909: 226

Confidence:
Certain